Restaurant Repeat :: LU

Seem to be on a restaurant repeat, first Apartment 1b and now Lu...

It was just a little too convenient when my friends from Hong Kong told me they were staying at Joya in Rockwell. Of course I was gonna suggest just popping downstairs to their ground floor for dinner :)

the diabLU

LUjito

Chipotle Crab Cakes

Zucchini Blossom & Goat Cheese Fritters

Grilled Veggie & Feta Wrap - Kym is a vegetarian and she loved her wrap

Gambas Al Ajillo Angel Hair - this was mine :)

...I think this was a special, Stefan do you remember what you ate?

Only at KYSS...

Udon Carbonara + Edamame + Bacon Chicharron

Steamed Salmon + Silken Tofu + Grilled Sushi Rice

Only at KYSS...

Jalapeno Pesto Pasta + Sesame Tuna Tataki

Asian Beef Tenderloin + Onion Rings + Truffle Mash

Chef's Table Manila

Another new restaurant to share! When people ask me what I enjoy doing, among the list I'm sure to say, "Trying new restaurants." Of course I like to go and eat at my favorites, but there's something about trying a restaurant for the first time that's always exciting and stimulating. You eye the menu a bit longer, gaze around to see what other people are having, and you just take in a whole new experience.

Our friend Tony invited Jon and I for lunch to celebrate Jon's birthday - and he picked the place, Chef's Table. If it sounds familiar, it should. Chef's Table is a cooking show on the Asian Food Channel starring Chef Bruce Lim. Put two and two together, and yes, this is Chef Bruce's kitchen playground. Seriously though, the open kitchen in his restaurant is the star of this stylized space. Chef's Table is Filipino cuisine done Chef Bruce style - he was born and raised in America, studied at Le Codron Bleu in London, and returned to his roots here in the Philippines. You'll really appreciate all the components of his Filipino dishes, definitely a restaurant to return to! Thanks Tony :)

Mango Tango

Cebuana Chili Chicken Wings

Ensaladang Tuna at Salmon

Calamansi Tuyo Spaghetti

Prawn Aligue

Stir Fried Kangkong

Garlic Rice

Mango Cheesecake

Buko Pie Martini

Test my Taste #3

Vietnamese Spring Rolls w/ Prawn & Hearts of Palm

Shiitake Tartufo

Sake Vongole

Green Curry Pesto Mare

Lobster Aligue Pasta

Steamed White Fish w/ Shoyu Ponzu

Pork Belly w/ Apple Miso Marmalade & Miso Mash

Duck w/ Tamarind Sauce over Green Tea Edamame Rice

ACQUA

It wasn't really my intention to switch over to Cebu posts... I'm still not done with New York! Well, I might as well finish Cebu off - after today there's only one more. Here's the Italian meal we had at Shangri-La's Acqua restaurant :)

Btw, we took left-overs to the room, us 2 didn't finish this all in one sitting...

Botegga Louie

Dinner at Botegga Louie with some gal pals :) Below is a little photo teaser from our meal at the grand restaurant; check out the actual Botegga Louie blog for the real deal.

Bread Baggie

Interesting way to serve bread, made for a fun picture!

Claudia, Patti

Cordelia, Kathryn

Portobello Fries

Chunky portobello strips coated in crispy batter. AMAZING. You must MUST order a side of these!

Trenne - pan sauteed trenne pasta with braised prime rib eye, tuscan black kale & shaved parmesan

Crunchy trenne with the most tender pieces of rib eye... Really enjoyed this.

Fettuccine Belmondo - cherry tomatoes, garlic, arugula, extra virgin olive oil, Reggiano parmesan

I'm such a sucker for the tomato/garlic/olive oil combo; never fails me.

Pizza Bianco - ricotta, mozzarella, granna parmesan, garlic, rocket arugula

Seeing the chefs work and toss the discs of dough in the open kitchen lead me to believe any of the pizzas on the menu are going to be homemade delicious. This one was no exception!

Eat and Go

This batch of photos must've slipped through the cracks when I was posting all my Manila photos from Decemeber/January... While Jon and I were picking up our Imax Avatar tickets in Mega Mall, we stopped for a little bite. What else is new? We had only eaten breakfast and it was that awkward 3:30pm time where our stomachs were grumbling for some food. We landed at Eat and Go, a super fast-casual eatery that specializes in English pies. Jon got the steak + potato pie with pepper rice on the side and I got the salmon + spinach pie with marinara pasta on the side. Kind of a random place for us to stop and snack, but it filled the gap sufficiently. We ate and went at Eat and Go :)